Football Preview: Richlands Wildcats vs. Dixon Bulldogs
The Richlands Wildcats will challenge the Dixon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Richlands is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering White Oak just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 34-14. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Wildcats, who until this contest were averaging 12.56 points allowed.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Caleb Simco and Joshua Smith. Smith had a great game and rushed for 210 yards on only 13 carries. Meanwhile, Simco did his best for the losing side, throwing for 123 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Dixon just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 51-22 loss at the hands of Croatan. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, Richlands fell to 8-1. As for Dixon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Richlands against Dixon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 54-27 victory. In that match, Richlands amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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